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1. c. VARA.

SASH FASIENER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I8. 1918.

1,310,313. Patented July 15, 1919.

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H'SJ-f L Quorum,

man STATES PATENT Enron.

J CHARLES VARA, 0F BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

SASI-LFASTENER.

Application filed April 18, 1918. Serial No. 229,432.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH CHARLES VARA,

a citizen of the United States, residin "at Buffalo, in the county ofErie, State of ew York, have inventeda new and useful Sash- Fastener;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

The present invention relates to a sash fastener, and has for its Objectto provide a device of this character which embodies novel features ofconstruction whereby the meeting rails of upper and lower window sashescan be securely locked together, thereby preventing the unauthorizedopening. of the window from the exterior of the build ing. 7

Further objects of the invention are to provide a device of thischaracter which is comparatively simpleandinexpensive in itsconstruction, which can be readily applied to the sashes of aconventional window without injury thereto, which can be easilymanipulated, which is practically invisible and avoids unsightly anddust catching projections at the top of the lower sash, and which willnotinterfere with the necessary tight joint between the meeting faces ofthe two sashes.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel combinations and arrangements of the parts as will more fullyappear as the description proceeds, the novel features thereof beingpointed out in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is atransverse vertical sectional view through the meeting rails of a pairof sashes, showing the sash fastener as applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of one of the concaved plates which are applied tothe openings at the meeting faces of the two sash rails.

Fig. 3 is an end view of the outer guide sleeve, looking at the samefrom the inner end.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation thereof.

Fig. 5 is a detail view, partially in section, of the locking bolt andstem, the end Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 15, 1919.

portions of the two members being broken away.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawing, the reference character B designatesa portion of a window frame which is of the conventional construction,and has an upper sash 1 and lower sash 2 slidably mounted therein. Atransverse opening 3 is provided in the meeting rail 4 of the lowersash, extending entirely through the same from the front to the rearthereof, while a corresponding socket 5 is formed in the inner face ofthe meeting rail 6 of the upper sash. It will be noted that the adjacentfaces of the two meeting rails 4 and 6 are correspondingly inclined inthe usual manner so that a tight waterproof joint will be provided whenthe window is closed.

Concaved plates 7 are fitted over the openings in the inner faces of thetwo meeting sash rails, said plates being held securely in position bysuitable fastening members 8, and being provided with openingssurrounded by inwardly extended flanges 9. These flanges 9 serve toguide the nose of the looking bolt 10 and to provide a solid bearing forthe same, so that when the locking bolt is moved inwardly into operativeposition, as indicated by Fig. 1, the meeting rails of the two windowsashes are securely fastened together so that it is impossible to openthe window from the exterior of the building. The eoncaved formation ofthe plates 7 renders it necessary for the plates to be properly seatedwhen applying the fastener to the window, and eliminates any possibilityof bulging outer portions in the surfaces of the two plates contactingwith each other and preventing the faces of the sash rails from beingbrought closely together in the manner necessary to provide a waterproofoint.

A guide sleeve 11 is fitted in the outer end of the opening 3 in themeeting rail 4 of the lower sash, said sleeve being carried by an outerplate 12 which fits against the front of the sash and is secured inposition by suitable fastening members 13. A stem 14 is slidable throughthe outer plate 12, being provided at its outer end with a' finger piece15, and being connected at its inner end to the locking bolt 10. A coilspring 16 surrounds the stem 14 and is interposed between the lockingbolt and the plate 12, the tension of the spring normally tending tomove the plunger into operative position. A transverse pin 17 is shownas employed to secure the stem 14 to the locking bolt 10, one end of thepin projecting laterally from the locking bolt and being received in aT- slot 18 in the guide sleeve 11. When the locking bolt is pulledrearwardly and rotated to throw the pin 17 into one of the transverseportions of the T-slot 18 the bolt is locked in an inoperative positionand the two window sashes can be opened and closed in the usual manner.When it is desired to lock the window, it is merely necessary to rotatethe locking bolt to bring the pin 17 into the longitudinal portion ofthe T-slot 18, whereupon the tension of the spring 16 will move the boltinto operative position and hold it against accidental movement.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with the meeting rails of upper and lower windowsashes, the rail of one sash being provided with a transverse opening,while the rail of the other sash is provided with a correspondingsocket, corresponding concave plates fitted over the openings in themeeting faces of the two rails and; provided with openings corre-''sponding to the openings of the rails, said plates being let into therails so that the outer edges thereof are flush with the rails,fastening members securing the edge portions of the plates to the rails,with the concave faces of the plates facing each other so that they willnot bulge and prevent a tight joint between the rails, and a lockingbolt slidable through the opening of the first mentioned rail andadapted to engage the socket of the second mentioned rail.

2. The combination with the meeting rails of upper and lower sashes, therail of one sash being provided with a transverse opening extendingentirely therethrough, while the rail of the opposite sash is providedwith a corresponding socket, a tubular guide sleeve fitted in the mouthof the opening and formed with a longitudinal slot having an angnlarlydisposed end portion, a plate carrying the guide sleeve and closing themouth of the opening, a stem slidable through the plate, a locking boltslidable within the sleeve and provided at one end with a recess and atthe opposite end with a nose adapted to engage the socket of the otherrail, the recess receiving the before mentioned stem, and a transversepin extending through the bolt and stem and provided with a projectingend which enters the slot of the guide sleeve and is adapted to berotated in the angular end portion thereof to hold the locking bolt in apredetermined position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH CHARLES VARA.

WVitnesses JOSEPH V. SEAVER, THOMAS J. SEAVER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, I). G.

